It’s not. It’s not connected to the Marvel world, so that’s really intriguing… what that will be. I don’t know anything about it. It’s not connected, so there’s not that overlap. I’m only focused on my movie right now.

I don’t know if that means Spider-Man can’t be connected at all. They could very well pull some sort of Deadpool and make it completely bonkers, but that’s likely a longshot. Not having it connected to Marvel is understandable given the scope of those films now, but it’s going to be weird having Venom or any of those other Spider-Man villain movies without the Peter Parker component. Will we get Miles Morales? We they just make Venom the main guy? Will any of it matter in the slightest? Who knows.

agent venom was ok. but then again that was flash thompson not eddie brock. either way both characters are very connected to peter parker and spider-man making this decision to make him separate from spiderman and the MCU all the more stupid.

Sony Exec: How can we get our hands on some of that sweet, sweet R-rated winter-release, superhero cash?
Sony Peon: Well, we still have that Venom character from Spider-Man and he’s dark and edgy and the kids seem to love him.
Sony Exec: Green-light! Now just make sure there’s no Spider-Man or Marvel involvement in your movie about palette-swapped, anti-Spider-Man.
Sony Peon:…
Sony Exec: And make it funny. Our rage and insecurity-fueled, black-murder-ooze covered character should crack a bunch of witty one-liners.

Let’s just address the very superficial reason this is stupid: Venom’s character design is 100% based on the symbiote’s memory of taking the shape of the Spider-Man suit. Why the fuck would Venom look like that in a universe where he has no connection to Spider-Man?